Thursday morning, while documentary director Daniel Junge and editor Davis Coombe were cutting a new project, they learned that “They Killed Sister Dorothy” received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Investigative Journalism-Long Form.

Junge’s film relates the story of Dorothy Stang, a Sisters of Notre Dame nun killed in the Amazon for her human rights and land-reform work. It was shown on HBO in 2009.

Junge wasn’t the only local filmmaker with Colorado ties fielding good news from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Director Debra Anderson sent word researchers Mitchell Marti and Matt Vest were nominated for their work on her documentary “Split Estate.”

Following in Leonard Bernstein’s footsteps, Michael Tilson Thomas will use television to bring music appreciation to a new generation, on June 18 on HBO’s “MasterClass.”

It’s all about mentorship, giving emerging young artists the chance to meet and work with the best in their fields. The kids are from YoungArts, the core program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.